Mohave County miner., 1887-06-04
MID SOAP AND STARCH.
WASHING AND IRONING CLOTHES
By MECHANICAL MEANS.
Improvements In Laundry Work During
the Last Twenty Years-semi-suToca
tion I'm the ws.i, demonstrating I'm

There Is an expres,ion current that the ma
tions using the most perfur6ery use the least
soap. Carrying out; this inference 10 indi-
ysdnals would be-. perhaps, going too far, but
tbere may BE- something In the soap question
when applied to laundry work that win be
OF interest without being personal. The
growth Of improvements in methods Of
la,IndryfnS during the last twenty years has
been marked. Indeed, 10 In the opinion Of
sxne that the real laundry work proper dates
from about ten years ago Supposing ali are
fafliliar--at least ty observation, IL not by
eGpsrieIce--with tive wash day appliances "
the Kitchen, let ss take look into one Of
thee modern anndriss, and see what a
marked change there IL Ia methods, IL not in
results.
On entering the wash room a sense Of semi.
ttifYoeation comes TO the newcomer, due to the
great change IN the atmosphere from tine
dryer air without, though this soon passes
away, The clothes as they come In soiled are
taken from the packages, carefully marked
md then separated and put 10 whifliBg In
immense wood-l!1ed cylinders, which are
kept revolving first in one direction. then in
another These cylinders are supplied with
soap, and tic ckahes are cleanSed by the
thcse cylinders thu clothes are changed 10 a
similar one full ,f foaming soap Slids, and
then 10 the wringFT, or more properly, sex
Tractor This c',nsists Of a hollow vat or
tub of metal, the sides Of which arc pune
tured with holes, the whole being on = pivot
and placed inside VI another tub or case.
cENTsIyUGAL POWER
The wet cIothes are dumped into this TO
ceptncle and il is ct 10 whirling at the rate
Of /, 30 revolutions minute. sihe centrifugal
power thus generated sends the water flying
out Of the clothes and nicely fits them for the
drying process. This Latter conssts Of long
bars ON rollers, which are flied with clothes
and run into q place supplied with many
steam coil3 that give rapid and thorough dry.
iIfZ. WHOM the water has disappeared, out
como the garments ard they begin their iron
Ing Journey. The snanller SFticts, like hand.
.erchiefs, are l,ut between cloth covered
sylindeIE-al tho machinery practically be-
ing run by steaui---afId the collars ard cuffs
40 subjected 20 high polishing pressure The
starching 10 dorsH In q cylinder similar In con-
5tTuction 10 the washers, thougi smaller.
The shirt frOnts---apd what man doesat like
q shining one whether its seen or nots-are
not subjected 10 the old fashioned, hand-iron-
Ing pfooess, but are stretched upon fiat iron
about two feet long by one wide, slightly
beyeled and covered with cloth, and then, by
aid Of a lever. the shirt Is raiscd UP on the
iron until it reaches and Is run over by O
slowly revolving cylinder, heated by gas on
its inside. The result Is a beautiful gIOs&
Care has 10 bc taken, Loweycr, 70 keep
everything moving just right, as the roller
Is Eept 10 hOt ii would easily bIrn the sissrt
front IL left upon II cny length of time. The
collars como 0Ut OF the cyIi3ders polished
properly ard then, In case It Is turn down.
9 neat little machine runs O moistened roller
along where the bend Is 10 be- and thus, IL
proper care is exercised, tho collar Is bent TO
shape and IL not cracked. Starch and paper
are two supplies much used, and the former
comes In by the barrel lots, while tho paper
comes by tho car load, and goes out in small
quantities tied up around your weekly Iaun-
dry package. The work IL largely done by
girls, whoare Iaid from - 20 80 per week.
and thcir work and the hot air they are
Obliged 10 stay In much OF the time entitIe
them TO all they get Fans are used, how.
ever, 20 keep the rooms as pure as possible --
Pioneer Press.